Costa Rica vs Liechtenstein: Arable land

Costa Rica
0.0327 hectares per person
in 2023
Liechtenstein
0.0434 hectares per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
156th
Liechtenstein rank
153rd

Arable land over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Liechtenstein
0.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

Liechtenstein currently reports 0.0434 hectares per person against 0.0327 hectares per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0107 hectares per person.

That makes Liechtenstein's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Liechtenstein has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 156th and Liechtenstein ranks 153rd of 206 countries.

Liechtenstein has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Liechtenstein Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1811 hectares per person 0.2103 hectares per person 0.0292 hectares per person Liechtenstein
1970s 0.1376 hectares per person 0.1715 hectares per person 0.0339 hectares per person Liechtenstein
1980s 0.1044 hectares per person 0.1492 hectares per person 0.0448 hectares per person Liechtenstein
1990s 0.0665 hectares per person 0.1313 hectares per person 0.0648 hectares per person Liechtenstein
2000s 0.0493 hectares per person 0.0911 hectares per person 0.0418 hectares per person Liechtenstein
2010s 0.0451 hectares per person 0.0515 hectares per person 0.0065 hectares per person Liechtenstein
2020s 0.033 hectares per person 0.044 hectares per person 0.011 hectares per person Liechtenstein

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Costa Rica or Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein, at 0.0434 hectares per person against 0.0327 hectares per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Costa Rica and Liechtenstein?
0.0107 hectares per person, with Liechtenstein ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Liechtenstein?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Liechtenstein rank globally for arable land?
Costa Rica ranks 156th and Liechtenstein ranks 153rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.